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Since February, Colonel Abd Elsalam vibrates to the rebellion. First, he refused to board the plane to bomb civilians
Since February, Colonel Abd Elsalam vibrates to the rebellion. First, he refused to board the plane to bomb civilians and spied for months prior to his family away and defected to the rebels in Western Libya.
They all just the same story, these officers from the Jebel Nefoussa who left the regular army to participate in "the war for freedom." They talk about the flame that lives since the early days of the uprising in mid-February. They tell how, risking arrest or execution, they resisted orders or been left out, how they spied before the plunge. Colonel Abd Elsalam driver, 51, was at the Academy of the Air Force of Misrata (east of Tripoli) when it all started. "When they asked us to fly and bomb the rebels, I said no + +. There was an investigation, I was threatened with prison. I said I was sick." Then, the base was attacked, the planes were destroyed, no question of stealing. The unit was transferred to Tripoli.
Colonel of the Army Athich Mohammed, 57, was at the military headquarters of the Al-Jufrah, 600 km southeast of Tripoli, which monitors the movements of troops, weapons and ammunition. He was quickly shelved. "They knew that my three son had joined the rebellion. We do not trust me, I suspect like all soldiers from the mountains to support the fighters."Colonel Elsalam joined the rebels 15 days ago. Colonel Athich there a month and a half. A total of forty officers deserters are already in the service of the military council of Roujbane (near Zenten heart of the rebellion in the mountains of the West), eight of which came in the last two weeks. According to the ranking found in the region, the majority of officers of the regular army would take the same path. But it is not easy, they said. We must be able to put his family sheltered in a liberated city and get permission to leave the base or the locality where it was assigned. Colonel Athich had his wife and daughters in Tripoli. "I was forbidden to leave the base. The deserters were threatened with execution and if I left, they were in danger," he says. While waiting to organize their departure, twice he was able to provide information on the positions of forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi by passing a written message to the rebels in the mountains.He then obtained permission from three days and never returned.For three months, Colonel Elsalam has, meanwhile, left without a mission, stuck in the capital."Regularly, I went to the air base Maatiga, I greeted friends, I was collecting data that I convey to colleagues in Benghazi (is) that I was in contact with. One day I learned that Secret Service wanted to stop. I asked permission and I left quickly. "
The arrival of deserters officers, who provide information and experience, is welcome to Roujbane, even though there may be spies, as ranking officer who disappeared after 10 days, said Colonel Makhmud Aakrmi, 51, rebel the first hour. "Most come from the region, they are known, we trust them. In every battle, they are sent into the field to organize, assist, give confidence to the fighters," most of whom had never used a weapon he said. On arrival, the colonel explained Elsalam where were the checkpoints, tanks. Three times a week, Colonel Athich slept on the front lines.
According to them, the military remained loyal to Colonel Qaddafi are attracted by the lure of money, or they have so much blood on their hands they can not turn back. The others "during the fighting, they do not fight much, they run away or go," said Colonel Athich.
